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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21st, 1912.
1.3 and 7 of the 1911 Agreement, as it should do, sides with them to frighten us by the threat or non-recognition of the Republic.. The Wai-cbiso Pu may be afraid of her (Great Britain), but we the people of Chekiang are not afraid." Rebuffs of this sort cannot be palatable especially
when the recipient finds himself unable to make an effective reply to them even though he knows it is his duty to overcome this provincial infringement of an interna tional Treaty.
On the other side of the picture we have the declaration, two or three months ago, of Human that it would continue to grow opium in defiance of the Government; this boast would seem to have been made in a fit of hot-headedness, and to have been subsequently repented of, but it serves to illustrate the growing tendency of the provinces to resent any idea of control from the capital. The same conflict of interests must of necessity arise in the field of finance, although, it and when the loan negotiations reach fruition, Peking will hold the whip band in the matter, for the provinces will be dependent on the Board of Finance for the funds for many services. In this connection it is interesting to note that two financial Chocolates, Salted Almonds, inspectors, or auditors, are to be sent shortly Marzipan Almonds, Crystal- to check the revenue and expenditure of ized Rose Leaves, Crystalized every province. This was one of the steps Violets, Assorted
Sweets, with a view to centralizing financial control. Paté de Guimauve, Pepper- It excited no opposition then, because the provincial authorities found it possible, by a miat Lumps, and Creams.
little judicious expenditure, to make it sterile, but if the Republic tries to carry it out officiently, there will certainly be mur muring and discontent in the provincial capitals. The Mongolian question is yet another instance of how the PRESIDENT finds bitself between the devil and the deep sea. He must have recognized the inevitableness of Russia's advances in Outer Mongolia, yet he has to justify an event for
FULLER'S-
CADBURY'S-
Chocolates in Fancy Boxes. Bourneville Nut Chocolate, etc., etc.
taken by the Manchu Government in 1910
Announcement is made in our advertise- ment columns that Oscar Wilde's well- known play, "An Ideal Husband," will be given by local amateurs, in aid of local charities on the 17th, 18th and 21st proximo.
Sir Patrick Manson had the honour of
being received by his Majesty, on the 28th
ult., when the King invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael Bad St. George.
A robbery is reported from 312, Queen's Road Central on Tuesday, when three men entered the premises and bound and gagged the only inmate at the time and took away clothing to the value of $30. One man was arrested and the clothing recovered.
The second practice danes in connec- tion with St. Andrew's Ball took place last night at the City Hall. There was a "good attendance, and Mr. Sutherland proved an efficient M.C., initating a number into the mysteries of the reel and
the strathspey.
The public are invited to-morrow even- ing to witness a demonstration of life saving in the harbour near the Victoria Recreation Club to prove the efficiency of the Hartwig life-preservers, for which Messrs. Melchers & Co. hold the agency. The programme is announced among to-day's advertisements on page 4.
A reception will be held in the roonis of the Institution of Engineers and Ship- builders of Hongkong to-morrow to in- troduce to the members H. E, Sir Henry May, the Honorary President, and Sir Charles Eliot, and Engineer Commander G. W. Roome R.N. Honorary Vice-Pre- sidents,
Professor C. A. M. Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Hongkong University, has been asked to give a short address.
A salt fish dealer has reported to the
CORRESPONDENCE. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
cannot
TELEGRAMS.TELEGI
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOR.]
THE BALKAN WAH,
MS.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.] HOME RULE BILL.
NEW FINANCIAL RESULUTION PASSED.
LONDON, November 20th.
The House of Commons bas" adopted
PEACE IN SIGHT. The Bulgarian Government has in- formed Turkey that after consulting with the Allies she has appointed plenipotenthe new financial resolution in the Home tiaries commissioned to arrange terms of Tule Bill by 318 votes to 207. an armistice and to subsequently conclude peace..
conditions
A message from Sofia states that the conditions of the armistice have been transmitted to Constantinople, accom. panied by the main
for pence, of which the principal permita Turkey to retain Constantinople and a strip of European const
The debate was uneventful.
AUSTRIA'S NAVAL AMBITIONS.
Hongkong, Nov. 20th. Dean S1E-1 am greatly interested in the letter appearing in to-day's paper about the above Company, I understand how the shares are quoted 60 per cent. below par. I see no special reason for it. The Company's extensive property at Hok Un. is very valuable; and it has been pointed out that property in Kowloon is going up in value yearly at the rate of 10 cents per square foot. It was common news that large supplies of limestone were landed last month from Haiphong and the factories have been working at high pressure since the begin- ning of this month. The temporary cessation of work two months ago was actually a blessing in disguise. It has not interfered with the regular sales, as shipments to various parts continued in the usual way: It was the menus of working off the accumulated surplus stock while expenses were cut down. The main difficulty of obtaining raw materials from settlement with the Canton Authorities, Servians arriving in the vicinity of fessor Kraus and five bacteriologists have I will try to show why I consider that Scutari routed the remnants of the Turk-gone to Sofia to combat the outbreaks of there is a great Inture for this Company.ish troops driven from Giovanni by the cholera, plague, and typhus fever in the Thereafter the Servians Bulgarian Army by means of serotherapy. Montenegrins. There are in Hok Un Factories :-
proceeded to Alessio, meeting the Mon- tenegrins before the town and making a combined assault towards the evening, the Turks surrendering. The losses were
LONDON, November 20th. In the course of the naval debate in the Austrian Delegation at Budapest Admiral Montecuccoli insisted upon the need for increasing the naval estimates and said that strong navies would soon appear in the Acgean Sea, and therefore A message from Constantinople yester-Austria must be prepared for eventuali- day stated that the Russian Ambassador | ties. handed Bulgaria's terms to M. Noradun- chian on Monday evening.
China is now on the eve of an amicable
as reported in the Press the other day.
14 Alborg Kilne producing 15 tons each of cement, 4 draws per day, Bay
4 Rotary Kilns pre acing 10
tons each of cement
7
Tons.
210
04
Alborg Kilns at Macao Factory producing 15 tons each of cement, 4 draws per day, say 105 Daily output of beth factories... 379 -or-11,370. tons per month of 30 working) days. As a ton will fill about 7 casks, this makes about 85,275 casks per month.
COMPLETING THE TURKISH DEBACLE.
A message from Ricka states that the
small.
The Servians and Montenegrins have occupied Alessio.
THE STRUGGLE AT CHATALDJA.
A report from Nuzim Pasha states that the Bulgarians advancing on the left wing in the morning were repulsed, The artillery duel suffering heavily. continues along the whole line.
Nazim Pasha later telegraphed to Con. stantinople that the Bulgarian left wing sustained 400 casualties, and lost two machine guns in the fighting on Monday.
THE RAVAGES OF DISEASE IN THE WAR.
LONDON, November 20th.
A message from Vienna says that Pro-
BRITISH INSURANCE ACT.
LONDON, November 20th. The Conference of doctors has rejected the Government's offer of an increased capitation grant under the Insurance Act,
SIERRA LEONE.
LONDON, Novembor 20th.. Mr. A. C. Hollis, Secretary for Native Affairs in the East Africa Protectorate, has been gazetted Colonial Secretary for
Sierra Leone.
NEW YORK GAMBLING SENSATION.
LONDON, November 20th. Reuter's correspondent at New York.
PARISIAN CONFECTIONERY which he had no responsibility and could police that while on his way from Tai-Though this Company is able to produce Almond Pralines, Nougat Fin, not possibly have prevented. He has found koktsui to Yaumati he was met by six over a million casks of cement per year, тел who divided themselves into two I do not say that they manufacture any- it necessary, as the only means of secur Cerises du Lys, etc., etc., etc.ing sons measure of loyalty, to shower parties. One threw pepper at him, and thing like this quantity. I simply give the others seized and rubbed him. Aao indication of the latent possibility of honours and decorations on the Mongol European constable heard the noise and production of this great industrial con- nobility, and straightway the advanced coming quickly on the scene succeeded in cern. This will demonstrate the earning power of the Company. Some of the A. S. WATSON & CO. Republicans of the South: become clamant arresting one man, on whom was found
banks are making advances on this stock, There is no overdraft of any importance day continues successfully.
The large amount garian Infantry at the centre with the bankers. written off from last year's profit is non-repulsed by artillery fire. A detachment murder of the gambler Rosenthal.
There is no obvious reason of Turks advanced, driving out the recurring. very
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DEATH.
At Peak Hospital, on 20th instant, IRENE, wife of HAROLD PEARCE, New Zealand Insurance Co., Ltd.
Funeral passes the Monument at 4.30 p.m. to-day,
the coins which he bad stolen and the
pepper.
fine
at such an infringement of the idea of the equality of all citizens, even going so far as to remind YUAN SHII-K'AI that next year he may find himself removed from his
Amongst the exhibitions last month at high estate and become a plain citizen Walker's Gallery, 118, New Bond St.,
London, W., were BOMO himself. We can imagine the PRESIDENT water-colour sketches by Miss A. H. smiling inwardly over this piece of empty Combes, of New South Wales. Miss bombast. He has difficulties enough to Combes was in Hongkong, Canton, etc., encounter, and no useful purpose ena be for over three months, studying the served by minimizing them or attempting quaint scenery of the East, and amongst to glow them over; the independent spirit the sketches, which are full of life and of the provinces, and their impatience of brilliancy, are seventeen each of Japan Peking's control, may yet prove a grave and Siberia, five of Kores, Hongkong, Miss source of trouble and embarrassment, but Canton, and the Philippines. every fresh difficulty that arises serves Combes intends paying another and more and more to make YUAN SHIN-K'Alonger visit to Hongkong. indispensable, and to emphasize the fact that he is the only visible hope of China in her present period of settling down and
We deeply regret to record the prema ture death of Mrs. Pearce, wife of Mr. Harold Pearce, manager of the New
A desperate engagement begun on Tucs-telegraphs that the so-called gunmen Gyp The Bul The Blood, Whity Lewis, Lefty Louis, and Dago Frank have been convicted of the
WES
why the regular dividend of $1 per share. Balgarians from their trenches and next year should not be maintained pro- vided the sules will continue just as good as at present.
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I am informed that the rival concern in Canton unde over half a million
Bure
dollars not pront during the last few months. The violent fluctuation of this Company's shares just now is a sign of "something going to happen." It has been rumoured that the members of the Investigating Committee appointed by the shareholders in last year's annual mecting are dissatisfied with the present management and that an extraordinary
capturing rifles, machine guns, and
helmits, some of which were Servian.
THE FIGHTING AT MONASTIR:
The Bank Line Ltd., are in receipt of a cable from their Yokohama Agents advising that a wireless message has been
The fighting at Monastir lasted for received by them from H.M.§. Minotaurs three days. The Turkish losses amounted to the effect that the Lord Curzon was ex- to 10,000, and many modern guns, rifles, pected to arrive in Yokohama last night." much ammunition and provisions fell From the foregoing it would seem that into the hands of the victors. The work the Lord Curzon has been disabled, and of the Servian armies in Macedonia is has been picked up by the Minotaur. now completed. Monastir is decorated and there will be a grand cere
{evolving a new national constitution. We Zealand Insurance Co., in Hongkong, general meeting will shortly be convened monial on the entry of King Peter.
medical
have no doubt that in process of time a zid which occurred yesterday morning at media will be discovered that will
the Peak Hospital. To her friends and concode to the provinces a large measure
acquaintances in the Colony the sad news of self-government, while at the same
came as a great shock, for she was an time preserving intact the necessary i-athletic young woman and had been con- perial powers for the Central. Authorities. fined to ber bed only a few days under Such an adjustment will be a work of time, medical treatment for blood-poisoning, and until it has bem effected the judged Tho serious nature of the illness was proceedings of hotheaded agitatore like those recognised but despite every [1338
who are responsible for the Chekiang attention it swiftly ran its course to a Mrs. Pearce had HONGKONG OFFIOS: 101, Des Vavr Ron C. impasse are a valuable asset to President fatal termination." LONDON Oraton: 131, FLEET STREET, CYAN and his Cabinet, as demonstrating resided in Hongkong for about three-
that the former is indispensable, and that years, and not long ago returned from the Central Government will need to be a trip to her home in New Zealand with put in a position to exercise an effective her young child, now about two years of age. The deepest sympathy is felt for Mr. control over the provinces.
Pearce in his sad and unexpected breave ment. The funeral takes place this afternoon.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 2157, 1912.
THOUGH he may not have known to what his "call" would ultimately lead when he mado a miraculous recovery from his old foot trouble inst year, YUAN SHIH-K'AI must have foreseen that in any case he would have abundance of difficulties to surmount and troubles to face, and now be is realizing them to the full Secret societies, opium, Mongolia, finance these
Mr. Felix M. Ellis, a resident of Hong- kong, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute.
Sir Francis Piggott has so far re
covered from his recent operation that he has been able to leave the hospital.
The bank note trick found another.
are a few of the problenis ho has to battle victim on Tuesday, a shop coolie being accosted by two men who induced him to part with $300.
THE MAGISTRACY.
for being the keeper of an opium divan in A man was fined $250 by Mr. Hazeland
Sai Yuen Lane...
for the purpose of determining various vexed questions. A change of manage maent cannot but he beneficial to the interests of shareholders. It, at least, means retrenchments, and I shall certainly look forward with pleasant anticipation I will not part for this happy event. with my shares because I know they are worth their scrip value of Ten Merry
share.--Yours per
Mexicans
fully,
F. M.
faith-
A SANITARY QUESTION..
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."}
Hongkong, November 20th, 1912. DEAR SIR,—I notice in your report this morning of the meeting of the Sanitary Board, Colonel Irwin is repre- sented as having opposed the granting of permission for erecting water closets, although there was an independent water supply.
I certainly fail to see how he arrived
A man was fined 310 for carrying on an at the conclusion that very additional offensive trade, viz., hair cleaning, at water closet simply meant pollution of
16, Amoy Lane, Mr. Melbourne advised the harbour. him to secure a licence from the Sanitary Board.
Two men and a woman were brought up on a charge of harbouring five girls
being
A message from Belgrade states that the number of prisoners in Monastir is now giver at 40,000. The fighting around the town was of the screrest description. The news of the victory spread like wildfire and caused indescribable enthusiasm.
The Crown Prince of Grecce has telegraphed to Athens that the advance to the nothward in stubbornly resisted,
despite the fall of Monastir.
We understand that reinsurance up to 45 guineas has been done, the ship being three weeks overdue at Moji.
THE WAR FEVER IN CHINA,
HEAVY FIGHTING IN MONGOLIA,
We learn thet a private cable › was received in the Colony yesterday report- ing that heavy lighting was proceeding between the Mongols and Chinese (pre- umably an expeditionary force) at a point about forty miles east of Hata.
"
Another telegram says the Minister of War is planning to raise a huge sum and is sending an officer to Germany to purchase arms,
Telegrams from Teking to the Chinese AUSTRIA AND SERVIA.
Press make no mention of this, but stata While the Vienna papers declare that that President Yuan Shih-Kai has re- Austria demands
audquested the War Ministry to make every satisfaction damages in the case of the Consul at preparation for war. Prisread, the Marquis of Bacquehem, the Reporter of the Foreign Estimates, speak ing in the Austrian Delegation at Buds Pest, said the strain had lessened in view of the keen desire of the Balkan States for peace. He hoped that the Servians would soon return to diplomatic ways. He emphasised Germany's support of Austria and the rapprochment between the Austrian and Italian peoples. THE REPRESENTATIONS BY ITALY
AND GERMANY. Reuter's correspondent at Home tele graphs that the semi-ofheial Tribunal states that the Italo-German démarche at Belgrade on the 19th inst. was confined to
with, and in almost every one the note of
I fully expected the defender of our provincial jealousy of the Central Govern-
rights, Mr. Howley, to have protested and Particulars concerning the dredged ment makes itself beard. This jealousy is channel of the. Macae roadstead, and act necessarily a sign of a disruptive instructions for its navigation have now
pointed out to the gallant Colonel that
the intimation that the Servian occupa tendency, and may vanish when the elections been published by the Macao Government who are alleged to have been kidnapped he was labouring under a misapprehen sion. For it appears absurd to ask ús to from the Sunning district. They were
believe that there is no fouling of local have taken place and the provinces feel that in Portuguese, nglish and Chinese.
remanded.
waters with a total Chinese boat population of Durazzo would not prejudice the they are taking a definite share in the gov
A Chinese oiler employed on board the tion of 55,000, of which there are at least post-war settlement of the Albanian ernment of the country as a whole, but for the present it is a cause of much friction Dresing, Foreign Adviser of the Chinese 5.8. Korea was brought before Mr. Haze- 33,000 in Victoria harbour, besides the position.
Telegraph Administration. Mr. Dresing land charged with being found in unlaw huge population to be found on the and sometimes, as in the case of opium, had only been ill three days with pleurisy ful possession of 350 taels of opium. He steamers that are constantly streaming in,GREEK was fined $500,
control the Provincial Assemblies. Thus,
The death is announced of Mr. F. N.
Twenty-five men
BULGARIAN ย "INCIDENTS" AT SALONIKA..
Luk Ching Cheung, the late Premier, is appealing for peaceful negotiation with Russia.
Dr. Sun Yat Sen is reported to have.
cabled to Peking a message in which he says that the Russo-Mongolian Conven
tion was the work of one or two in
fluential Russians, and bo urges strong
opposition to the extent of enlisting the assistance of a certain Power," other wise Manchuria and other territory will be lost to China.
THE RUSSO-MONGOLIAN CONVENTION.
VIEWS IN JAPAN,
The signature of the Russo-Mongolian Convention has excited no adverse com- ment in Japan. It is anticipated and believed, however, that it will have an affect on the eventual cision of the exhibits the powerlessness of Peking to and pneumonia causing complications...
I presume that Colonel Trwin will next were charged with be suggesting an elaborate system of The Times correspondent at Salonika Cabinet on the question or increasing the we find that when the PRESIDEST calls on Special Constable Stampton informs using certain premises as all opitim conservancy boats so as to keep the har cables that only the pacific intervention Japanese forces in Korea by two Divi of M. Stancioff, the Bulgarian Minister sions, which caused a crisis a short time
ago when the increase was vetoed, to After all, it is a recognised fact that the province of Chekiang to abandon its the police that while travelling on the divan. One man, who was found to be bour free from contamination!
Paris, prevented servious trouble The vernacular papers state that the illegal embargo on Indian opium, the railway in the New Territory he noticed the keeper, was fined $200, the remainder nothing is more healthy than a water between the Bulgarian and Greek armies, Cabinet is weakening in view of the
carriage system. That could be intro-
Russia gains potential advantages Provincial Assembly announces its intention a small Chinese boy, who was a passenger being fined 82 each.
fall from the train. The boy was knocked A small Chinese bay was charged with duced in this Colony, which is well between whom there have been numerous through the Russo-Mongolian Convention
to take no notice of the recommendations, insensible. The train was stopped, he was stealing a chicken from a woman at Kow. adapted for it; only the question of incidents" since the Greeks at the and consider it probable that a solution and replies, "The British complain of breach picked up, and taken back to the station, loon City, and, this being his second dependent water supplies have time outset refused to allow the. Bulgarians will be evolved which will be more fav
i
and again proved the unsurmountable
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ourable to the views of the Military to enter the town, only yielding to a Party who strongly favour an increase in threat of force.
the troops in Korea.
of Treaty, but the Wai-chiao Fu, instead of where he recovered, his father afterwards offence, he was ordered to receive ten obstacle. Yours faithfully, arguing with them on the basis of Articles taking him home.
strokes with the birch.